Posts in Category: Decorative Threads

I'm so excited for 2018! I really think this is going to be a big year for me. Thanks for following me on this journey!

So, I did my first Facebook LIVE video today, and I liked it! I'll post it as soon as I can teach myself how to download it from Facebook and upload it here. Rut-roh!!! The sound was horrible so I deleted the video. However, I figured out how to upload it here the next time!

Are you interested in taking a class from me in the Hagerstown, Maryland area? I'd love to teach you how to make the Cell Phone Wallet from Hold Everything Purses, Totes and More! written by Pam Damour and Betty Mitchell. I am now a Certified National Educator for Pam Damour!

So, have you ever wondered how far a spool of thread goes? I thought I would entertain you with some fun facts about how many stitches it takes to get to the end of a Sulky spool of thread. For those of us who are over a certain age, doesn’t that remind you of Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pops??

• Average stitch length of an embroidery design is between 4-5mm. Many of you may not embroider (yet), so your normal sewing stitch length would be shorter, perhaps 2.5mm.

• If you had all 388 Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread colors on a 250 yard Snap spool, you could create 17,072,000 stitches. Remember this is the 4-5mm stitch length.

• If you had all 388 Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread colors on a 850 yard King spool you would be able to create 60,528,000.

850 yard King spools of Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread.

So, are you curious to know how much embroidery that is?

The average embroidery design has 20,000 stitches...

• ...with 388 Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread on a 250 yard spools, you could create 854 designs or more than 2 a day, everyday for a year.

• ...with 388 Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread on a 850 yard spools, you could create 3,026 designs or more than 2 a day everyday for almost 4 years!

So now you know how many 4-5mm stitches it takes to get to the end of a Sulky spool of thread!

5,500 yard Jumbo spool of Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread.

Let's have some fun! Can you figure out how many 4-5mm stitches a 5,500 Jumbo spool of thread can create?

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It's almost webinar time again. I've been working with Beth Bradley of Martingale & Company and Lori Kennedy to give you another fabulous hour of inspiration and education. This month's topic is Free Motion Doodling on Celestial Stars. Beth will share with us how to create a very simple Celestial Star block that has plenty of opportunities for free-motion doodling.

Even if you are not a quilter, that's okay. This is an easy wall hanging, that will be sure to impress your quilting friends. You will learn how to do the flying geese. I have to admit this was my first time piecing that pattern.

Free motion sewing is one of my favorite types of sewing, and the book 180 Doodle Quilting Designs: Free Motion Ideas for Blocks, Borders & Beyond will give you plenty of inspiration to get started. Plus we will show you 4 ways to practice free-motion doodling so you will be ready and confident by the time you put your fabric under the needle.

Lori is a superstar when it comes to free-motion work. Several of her doodle designs are in the book. She will teach you how to Doodle using Sulky Stick 'n Stitch stabilizer. Well, that link will take you to Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy stabilizer, which is the same thing, just a different name.

Even if you know you cannot attend the webinar, go ahead and register anyway. That way you will be privy to some things that the general public won't be able to see. Plus you will have a chance to win a door prize and hear about the free download first!

It's hard to believe it's time to start thinking about Christmas already. We all know it takes time and TLC to make special handmade gifts from the heart for our family and friends. In this video, I inspire you to embellish a preprinted panel with Sulky decorative threads. I also give you amazing tips and exercises to practice so that you can free motion sew, or quilt interconnecting circles! If I can do it, so can you! It's really a lot of fun and easy, especially after you practice.

​Let me hear a whoa hoo! I hope this video inspires you to try embellishing a preprinted panel with beautiful Sulky threads.

By the way, don't forget to visit my shop to link to the Sulky online store, if you need to order supplies!

Here's the exercise sheet I promised. Print it out on regular paper and practice tracing the lines and complete the rest of the row.

The next exercise is optional, and well worth it. When you are ready, print the exercise sheet on a piece of Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy Stabilizer (soon to be called Stick 'n Stitch) from your home printer. This is a Wash Away stabilizer, and is available in convenient 8 ½" by 11" sheets. It has a self-adhesive backing, like a postage stamp. Peel that backing off and place it on a practice quilt sandwich!

There's one or two more exercises you can try, and I explain them in the video.

I hope you enjoyed this post and are inspired to embellish preprinted panels with beautiful Sulky decorative threads.